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PAST EVENTS: AFRICAN LINX @ CROPREDY

DATES AND TIMES: Saturday 6 th and 7th September 12 noon Saturday - 8.00pm Sunday.

LOCATION: Alongside the beautiful Oxford canal on Appletree Lane, Near Cropredy. 1 st right off the Claydon road from Cropredy. Between postcode areas OX17 1PZ and OX17 1QA.

CAMPING: Is only available with weekend tickets. From 10am on Saturday till noon on Monday. £8 per tent or caravan/camper. Booking in advance is essential.

WORKSHOPS: There will be some activities for children arranged on Saturday. If you're interested in African drumming or dance workshops please let us know and we'll organise something on Sunday if there's sufficient demand.

BAR: A licensed bar will be on site.

FOOD: We'll provide food, including a range of african dishes on site but you will also be welcome to bring your own.

CAR PARKING: £1 per vehicle (included with camping).

TICKETS:

Weekend tickets: £18 or £15 concession.

Family ticket: (2 adults, 2 children) £60 or £55 concession.

Day tickets: £10 or £8 concession.

Children: 12 yrs and under free.

Children: 17yrs and under concessionary rate.

Friends of African Linx: concessionary rate.

Because of restrictions on capacity there will only be a limited number of concessionary tickets available, please book early.

The Mill Arts Centre Box Office, Banbury - 01295 279002, www.themillartscentre.co.uk

CONTACT: (T) 01295 758891, 01295 758438,

(E) info@africanlinx.org

www.myspace.com/africanlinxmusicfestival

DIRECTIONS

Appletree Lane is off the Claydon Road, less than 1 mile north of Cropredy Village. Cropredy is 4 miles to the north of Banbury between A423 and A361, GPS 52.126523 - 1.312971

BAND LIST - SATURDAY

FILY CISSOKHO AND MODOU DIOUF: Spectacular performance from master musicians from Senegal. Both born into a long lineage of Griot families whose job it is to preserve and pass on their rich cultural heritage. Fily is a master of the kora, a West African 21 string harp, and Modou accompanies with the pulsating rhythms of the Sabar drum.

COLINS OF PARADISE: The Colins of Paradise look as if they may coat you in easy-listening, but their bi-polar space-pop cum nu-jazz both grooves and unsettles from the start. Ryan Bradshaw's and Lee Smith's awesome bass and drums kick the jams from Bobbie Watson's and Jon Seagroatt's sunshine vocals and ripping sax, and, while they can all lay it down like The Egg in session during '139', it's in the arena of complicated jazz chords and twisting time signatures that they're really pushing the envelope.

RORY MCLEOD: McLeod's Blitzkrieg of originality should have made him a national icon long ago. That he remains a mere cult hero in a specialist field has much to do with his own incessant lust for adventure, reflected in a blaze of contrasting musical and lyrical reference points which scarcely keep him in one place long enough to milk any glory. Part Talking Blues, part world music visionary, he switches from unexpected sentiment (Unlearning Song) to rampaging political observation in a voice that makes Billy Bragg sound like a public School boy, while skipping lightly through a musical history of the world.

KAMBASEMBA: 5 piece Nottingham based band with sparkling horns & flamenco guitar set to Angolan rhythms.

THE VISITOR: Ian Staples, a musician of many years experience, has recently returned to solo performance, playing his own songs of humour, romance and social comment. A survivor of the 60's, he regularly appeared at the legendary Middle Earth Club in London with Ginger Johnson's African Drummers, alongside Pink Floyd, Mark Bolan and many other bands of the day.

DEB SANDLAND:   Daughter of a musical family, Tamworth born Debs started her career working as part of a duo, before releasing her first solo album, My Prayer. Her second album, Semer Water, is undeniably a vehicle for her amazing voice, celebrating the theme of the supernatural in song, through some beguiling atmospheric arrangements. She plays here to the exquisite accompaniment of brother Ralph and the insuppressible Martin Green.

BARNY NEWMAN: Barney is a singer songwriter guitarist taking his influences from the folk, blues and indie scene over the past forty years. He blends original song writing with old classics by artists such as John Martyn & Bert Jansch.

SURAHATA SUSSO: Sura is a young percussionist and kora player from The Gambia, a member of the well-known Susso griot family. He has been a member of Gambia's acclaimed Kaira Youth Band for many years, and more recently branched out with his own Fisco Band, as well as performing with the highly successful Seckou Keita Quartet, to whose sound he brings a highly distinctive blend of African and Cuban percussion styles.

BAND LIST - SUNDAY

HAMANA: Led by Ansoumana Bakayoko (solo djembe, arrangements, krin, bolon ) who began learning his craft at the age of three in Mali, the home of his father. From mixed Malian and Guinean heritage he is an outstanding purveyor of his craft and his knowledge of the music and the traditions is second to none.

Since arriving in the UK in 2006, he has formed his performing group 'Hamana' and has wowed audiences at many of the UK's major festivals. His arrangements and dynamic stagecraft make him unmissable.

RACHEL GITTUS BAND: A beautiful collaboration between Rachel and partner Mathew Watson, backed up by a wide range of acclaimed musicians. "A fine mix of interesting and diverse music influenced by world music and likened to Joni Mitchel, Tracy Chapman and Moby."

POPX AND MILLA: Socio-political spoken words from Popx with drumming support by Milla from BLACKDROP; Nottingham's monthly spoken word night. Popx will also be facilitating street-art workshops throughout the weekend for all ages.

VITAE DRUM: Formed ten years ago Vitae now have a long list of performances behind them. Focusing on the traditional music of West Africa, using Djembe & Dun Dun drums with songs and dances, this vibrant and popular ensemble have taken traditional African rhythms and orchestrated them into high-energy entertainment. Get down and dance to the ecstatic sounds of the Dark Continent.

FONCHEROS: Soulful songs from Nottingham based 5 piece with Chris Mcdonald on guitar & main vocals, and backing vocals from Kat Kyrris and Nat Duncan.

SANKOFA: Celebrated eight piece Sabar drumming band, based in Banbury, playing the explosive Sabar rhythms from northern Senegal. The band has recently returned from extensive training with their leader Modou Diouf in The Gambia, with a well-received performance at the Kartong International Festival.

CROOKED SIXPENCE: Justine Hart and Chris Park, the duo that form Crooked Sixpence, perform a magical mix of traditional folk tunes and songs, together with original material, on guitar, flute, pipes and percussion. They both spent time last year in the Gambia working with kora player Moriba Kuyateh and have created some beautiful pieces through the fusion of our two cultures.

BANBURY DIDGE: Performing the unmistakeable sounds from down-under. This group is celebrating its fifth anniversary in Banbury.

LA MUTANTA: Performance artist, cabaret singer and electro producer with songs inspired by her travels, adventures, peace protesting and fantasies about aliens. www.lamutanta.com